Colchester

When I lived in Limehouse, East London, I paid £1,400 per month to rent a one-bedroom flat with my partner. It was a lovely home with beautiful views, but ultimately I couldn’t justify the price. And when my rent nearly doubled it was time for a change. This is how,...

A trip to the local pub is usually a highlight for many on the weekends – a pint of beer, delicious food and the glorious sunshine in the summer is what many people look forward to. However, a new style of establishment has emerged from a traditional local pub –...

A woman from the Essex border felt she was “trapped in this really dark world” due to her anxiety, causing her to have panic attacks, cancel her hen do, and feel she was “constantly on the verge of having a heart attack”. Kirsty McKillop, 34, a strategist who lives in...

A much-loved wife and mother has been remembered as Coventry families pay heartfelt tributes to much-missed members of the community. Agnes Norma Taylor passed away on Tuesday, April 25, aged 75. Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long-standing tradition and we are proud...

Meet the UK’s oldest power-lifting couple who between them can deadlift more than twice their combined body weights – and they’re from right here in Essex. Super-strong Catherine Wass, 66, and husband Stuart Hamilton, 59, have both smashed records for their age and weight groups after ‘coming out of retirement.’...

A Busy Bees nursery on the Essex border has been fined £225,000 after being closed when fresh mouse droppings were found scattered through the children’s playrooms, the kitchen and by a sink. The branch in Leytonstone, one of 390 of the chain in the UK, also had no hot water...

It was a time of change in politics, music and society in Coventry. 1960 saw many developments being built in the city, with old and new merging. Coventry rose from the ashes after a trail of devastation was left behind in the wake of World War II. Coventry Cathedral was...

Gary Lineker is best known for his very successful footballing career and now he has turned his hand to presenting game shows again, with his ITV gameshow Sitting on a Fortune returning for a second series. He has hosted Match of the Day since 1999. The footballing star was born...

By Simon Stone BBC Sport at Elland Road 7 hours ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Leeds United 1-4 Tottenham: Leeds relegation a huge disappointment – Allardyce Sam Allardyce has called on Leeds United’s ownership situation to be resolved as the...